Bertha has been with George for 17 years. Ever since he has been at the orphanage, Bertha was there taking care of, and overseeing George. Bertha was like George's guardian angel. George always knew, that if bertha was there, he was safe in her arms. She has seen practically everything that George has done. But today is the day she will have seen him, for the last time.
“Alright, George, you can come in through this door.” said Bertha.
“Thanks.” replied George.
“It’s no problem, I just wanted to make sure that you knew where to go in. If you would have walked into the door next to me, you would have been tackled by the toddlers in the nursery room.” said Bertha.
As George walked in, he saw his future parents. His eyes turned so bright with joy, it seemed as if the sun was standing right next to you. Larry and Sheila Robinson just sat there, looking at George. They smiled at George, they knew he was a good kid. George wasn’t too sure about smiling back, because he has been in this situation dozens of times. The parents would smile, and be so excited to adopt their first kid. But when they got to the final step, they would always back out, no one wants a seventeen year old boy.
“Are you guys going to just back out and quit on me like the others” asked George.
“No, of course not, we would never get the chance to have a kid ourselves, so we are happy, no matter what age you are. We just want to be family. That’s all.” replied Larry and Sheila.
Next thing you knew, Larry, George, and Sheila had spent hours in the interview room getting to know each other, and liking it. As the weeks went by, the family started to see each other more. After two years of approval, the three happy people were family, and George left the orphanage.
Although George loved his new family, he wanted something more, he wanted Bertha to be his mother figure again. He missed Bertha. They used to do everything together, Play outside when he was young, do homework together, and even run errands together. George never wanted to let his new parents know, but they had to. So one day, one of his friends, Jerome, told them. They werent mad at all, they understood.
The next day, they went by the orphanage to see if she was there. The receptionist told them that they were too late, Bertha had gone to a new city, looking for adventure. The three were devastated.
After all they have been through, they decided that they did not want to go on a wild goose hunt and try to find Bertha. They though that she was long gone, and there was no need in looking for her. They decided that what they needed to do was to just sit back, and enjoy life. And that is what they did. Just sat around at home doing daily activities. Not doing anything special.
“Alright, George, you can come in through this door.” said Bertha.
“Thanks.” replied George.
“It’s no problem, I just wanted to make sure that you knew where to go in. If you would have walked into the door next to me, you would have been tackled by the toddlers in the nursery room.” said Bertha.
As George walked in, he saw his future parents. His eyes turned so bright with joy, it seemed as if the sun was standing right next to you. Larry and Sheila Robinson just sat there, looking at George. They smiled at George, they knew he was a good kid. George wasn’t too sure about smiling back, because he has been in this situation dozens of times. The parents would smile, and be so excited to adopt their first kid. But when they got to the final step, they would always back out, no one wants a seventeen year old boy.
“Are you guys going to just back out and quit on me like the others” asked George.
“No, of course not, we would never get the chance to have a kid ourselves, so we are happy, no matter what age you are. We just want to be family. That’s all.” replied Larry and Sheila.
Next thing you knew, Larry, George, and Sheila had spent hours in the interview room getting to know each other, and liking it. As the weeks went by, the family started to see each other more. After two years of approval, the three happy people were family, and George left the orphanage.
Although George loved his new family, he wanted something more, he wanted Bertha to be his mother figure again. He missed Bertha. They used to do everything together, Play outside when he was young, do homework together, and even run errands together. George never wanted to let his new parents know, but they had to. So one day, one of his friends, Jerome, told them. They werent mad at all, they understood.
The next day, they went by the orphanage to see if she was there. The receptionist told them that they were too late, Bertha had gone to a new city, looking for adventure. The three were devastated.
After all they have been through, they decided that they did not want to go on a wild goose hunt and try to find Bertha. They though that she was long gone, and there was no need in looking for her. They decided that what they needed to do was to just sit back, and enjoy life. And that is what they did. Just sat around at home doing daily activities. Not doing anything special.